On this Father's Day, in Kenai's Old Town, we are camped at the bluff's edge over Cook Inlet at the mouth of the Kenai River. Tim's Day starts out with....
1. AM-- coffee is served!
2. Attend the Divine Liturgy services at the Holy Assumption of the Virgin Mary Russian Orthodox Church. The parish was founded in 1845 and the present church was built in 1895. It's a quaint, onion-domed church with old icons. An ancient and God-ordained tradition, everyone stands while at prayer during this 1-hr service. Very interesting.. and very friendly people.
3. Brunch is served! Scrambled eggs w/ chives, bacon, "crispy" hash brown potatoes with onions, sliced oranges & apples, buttered english muffin.4. Complete project of defrosting and cleaning out RV freezer and refrigerator.
5. Bicycle ride through the city of Kenai.
6. An afternoon snack of coffee and cookies on the shore of Cook Inlet. Some fishing!
7. Requested dinner of grilled ribeye, baked potatoes and creamed spinach.
8. Watch the ol' fishing boats go by.
Who's this? It's Pickles!...welcome to the family. Aren't you a cutie! Without a doubt, you will have a loving and adventurous life with Cory and Hannah. Can't wait to meet you!
Monday, 6/17/2013. Boo hoo... have to leave Kenai Peninsula and backtrack to Sterling Hwy and Glenn Hwy towards Anchorage.
Tim is not too happy to leave the pleasant, relaxing, and scenic area of Kenai Penisula. Stop on Glenn Hwy for lunch. Tim wants to go back! Let's see how far he gets with one coffee and 2 cookies.
Tuesday, 6/18/2013. While jogging, Tim is awed by the Matanuska Glacier.
Soft boiled eggs, english muffins and continue down Glenn Hwy. Sweeping view of Chugach Mtns.
Terrain seems to change at every turn. Just awesome.
One thing we have to check along the way is level of diesel fuel. The stations are few and far between...maybe open and maybe closed. Several times we have ROLLED in on diesel fumes.
Take Hwy1 at Glennallen. Temp 73 degrees, clear, sunny. This is an all-day driving push. The scenery is just wonderful, but it's like the road to nowhere. No other vehicular traffic for miles and miles! This is truly the backcountry!
At Tok junction, take Hwy 2 to Northway Post Office. Is there a post office?
Is there a Northway? S curves for 8 miles!...and there it is! Thank you Sherry for holding the package for us. Thanks Timmy, for mailing it to us!
Backtrack S curves for 8 miles and continue on Hwy 2 for 34 miles to Border City Motel and RV Park. Grilled whole chicken, beets and baked potatoes!
Wednesday, 6/19/2013. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DARIA! Have a FUN and SPECIAL day! XOXO, Love-- Joan and Tim.
At 8:30am, cross the US border into Yukon, British Columbia, and back into the US again- Hwy1. Whew, dusty, gravel , bumpy road for a long while! Stop at Buckshot Betty's for... yep... bakery goods.
Get out the Victory at Sea CD!! We're riding the frost heaves like waves in the ocean. Construction along the way, holes are marked with paint, planes fly overhead. We are averaging 30-40 mph for the next 200 miles.
So you know, PSB (Pioneer Sister Brenda), we're certainly getting all the kinks out of the RV so let me know when/where you want to go next! Wait!.. a few problems. A coffee thermal cup was lost. Where do I get another? And, my wine glass! broken probably because of too much use. No worry..it can be repaired. PSJ (Pioneer Sister Joan)
Klune Lake is huge. Stop at Haines Junction and the Village Bakery for pulled pork panini. OK, then coffee and cookies. These little stops for snacks are becoming a habit. Hwy3 is the way to Haines, but wait!...the sign says check your fuel!
We turn around, fill up with diesel, and begin again. It's a paved road! Hooray. Wow, snow-capped mountains still in view.
Into Haines and drive through the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve. The 48,000 acre preserve is a seasonal home to more than 3,000 bald eagles which gather each year to feed on chum salmon. Eagles build nests in trees along the shoreline. Nests are added to each year and can be up to 7 feet across. Nests the size of pickup trucks have fallen out of trees! Nesting eagles have a 2nd backup nest. They lay eggs in April and the eaglets fledge in August. LOVE their presence and beauty!
The original Indian name for Haines was Dei-Shu, meaning "end of the trail," referring to where Chilkat and Chilkoot Indians met and traded with Russian and American ships at the end of the peninsula. A lot of other history is centered here.
Set up at Haines Hitch-UP RV Park and for dinner... other 1/2 of grilled whole chicken, + other leftover vegetables.
Thursday, 6/20/2013. Stop at ferry terminal to plan our next leg of trip. Drive? or Ferry? Let's take a driving break and FERRY! Complete tour of Haines and find a Hammer Museum? NO WAY!In the world, there are only 2 hammer museums dedicated to the history of humanity's first tool. One here in Haines, AK...and one in Lithuania (take note Rim!). Over 1,600 hammers are on display! Tim is like a kid in a candy shop.
Is there a snowplow museum anywhere?
Next door at a deli, have lunch. The potato bacon chowder and grilled turkey/cheese sandwich hit the spot! At ferry terminal, wait in line and mingle with other travelers. Off we go at 6pm to Juneau. Dramatic scenery. Photo shot of whale (humpback) tail!
It's a 4 1/2 hr. trip. Enjoy dinner on board and arrive 10:30 pm in Juneau. Reservations at Spruce Meadow RV Park. Can't wait to explore Juneau the next few days!
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